Another option I have used. Do a V2V using the VMware converter. You now have a new machine that includes all of the information. Then delete the old machine including the snapshots. After, of course verifying the new machine functionality. On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Tom Miller <tmil...@sfgtrust.com> wrote:
> Can you tell me the commands off-hand? I'm fairly new to VMWare and am > still learning.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu] > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2013 12:06 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWare snapshot issue**** > > ** ** > > But that doesn’t answer my question. You can’t delete the snapshots by > browsing the datastore, but you can delete them via PowerCLI. This would > allow you to delete the snapshots one or two at a time to try and > workaround the issue since consolidate fails.**** > > ** ** > > DAMIEN SOLODOW**** > > Systems Engineer**** > > 317.447.6033 (office)**** > > 317.447.6014 (fax)**** > > HARRISON COLLEGE**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@sfgtrust.com <tmil...@sfgtrust.com>] > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2013 11:59 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWare snapshot issue**** > > ** ** > > I see them when I browse the datastore. **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Damien Solodow > [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu<damien.solo...@harrison.edu>] > > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2013 11:37 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWare snapshot issue**** > > ** ** > > Do you see the snapshots from PowerCLI?**** > > ** ** > > DAMIEN SOLODOW**** > > Systems Engineer**** > > 317.447.6033 (office)**** > > 317.447.6014 (fax)**** > > HARRISON COLLEGE**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@sfgtrust.com <tmil...@sfgtrust.com>] > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2013 11:30 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWare snapshot issue**** > > ** ** > > They don't appear in snapshot manager. But I can select the consolidate > option. After an hour or so is when I get the input/output error.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Richard McClary > [mailto:richard.mccl...@aspca.org<richard.mccl...@aspca.org>] > > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2013 11:11 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: VMWare snapshot issue**** > > ** ** > > Have you started at the oldest snapshot and deleted (rather than > consolidate)? To delete each snapshot may take some time – perhaps hours! > **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:tmil...@sfgtrust.com <tmil...@sfgtrust.com>] > *Sent:* Monday, February 04, 2013 9:49 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* VMWare snapshot issue**** > > ** ** > > Hi Folks,**** > > ** ** > > VMWare question for you VMWare gurus: I'm running ESX 5.0, vShpere client > 5.0. I have one server that has many snapshots. It is probably because > BackupExec wasn't able to delete the snaphot properly after the vm backup. > This is only an issue on this server. When I browse the datastore --> > server name, I see at least 10 snapshots. I've tried to consolidate the > snapshots via the client, but each time I get an i/o error. **** > > ** ** > > Suggestions or is this a call to support?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Tom**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ** ** > > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and > may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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